Korean Social Democratic Party

The Korean Social Democratic Party is a socialist party in North Korea that was founded on 3 November 1945 after the liberation of Korea from Japanese rule during World War II. The KSDP was founded by merchants, the petty bourgeoisie, and Korean Christians with the goal of creating a democratic society, opposing Syngman Rhee's South Korean dictatorship. The party was purged by the ruling Korean Workers' Party under the Kim family, and its members were forced to adhere to the Stalinist Juche ideology of North Korea. In 2016, the party held 50/687 seats in the Supreme People's Assembly.